🚀 Systems Integration Engineer

Overview

Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, Synergy ECP is a leading provider of cybersecurity, software and systems engineering and IT services to the U.S. intelligence and defense communities. The company leverages its expertise in data transport solutions, software and systems engineering, and other solutions to deliver critical and innovative capabilities to high-level decision makers that enhance our nation’s security.

In an ultra-competitive environment, Synergy ECP has thrived by adhering to our name, making sure excellence is displayed by our employees, to our customers and by Improving Performance (ECP). It’s what sets us apart, enabling us to be an autonomous yet agile business that delivers huge results—showing we’re ready to meet our customers’ evolving demands. Synergy ECP has earned a client list that includes numerous Fortune 100 companies, in addition to multiple branches of the US government and military services.

Responsibilities

• Provide expertise in integrating, installing, configuring, upgrading, compiling, and supporting COTS/GOTS software in a heterogeneous operating system environment.
• Generate documentation for the full software stack.
• Update software for sustainment support.
• Basic Linux system administration skills and shell scripting.
• Execute test codes for characterization of software performance.
• Provide software product ownership for HPC tools.
• Working knowledge of CM tools, web documentation, and issue tracking.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and switch between various architectural paradigms.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field and at least eight (8) years of demonstrable experience with integrating, installing, configuring, upgrading, compiling, and supporting COTS/GOTS software in a heterogeneous operating system environment.
• OR five (5) years full-time Computer Science related work that can be substituted for a degree and at least eight (8) years of demonstrable experience.
• OR an industry recognized professional certification (as defined in the TT0s) may substitute as one (1) year experience. A Master’s Degree in Computer Science or related field may substitute for two (2) years’ experience.
• Experience as a Linux System Administrator with technical knowledge regarding compute, network, memory, and storage components.
• Experience writing scripts using Bash.
• Experience diagnosing system issues on Linux-based clusters.
• Experience with SLURM Workload Manager.
• Experience with HPC open source parallel programming methods such as OpenSHMEM, pthreads, Open MPI, and UPC.

Recommended Qualifications

• Experience with automating system procedures/tasks and using benchmarks to confirm subsystem health.
• Experience with Linux cluster/node monitoring tools such as NHC (Node Health Check).
• Familiar with InfiniBand network communications.
• Familiar with parallel file systems such as Lustre.
• Experience with the Atlassian Suite of Tools (Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket).

Clearance Required

TS/SCI w/ Polygraph

Other Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship

Compensation Spotlight

For this role, our typical salary range starts at $130,000 and stretches up to $180,000. We are committed to attracting top talent and offer a comprehensive rewards package that reflects experience, education, and impact.

Benefits and Culture

• Taking Care of the People Who Take Care of The Nation – Compensation: We offer highly competitive compensation recognized by our employees as generous.
• Health & Retirement – Health benefits and a 401K retirement plan, plus gym wellness benefit, People Partners for personal and professional guidance, and wellness resources.
• Education – Company-sponsored continuing education to support degree or certification goals.
• Work/Life Balance – Generous paid time off, 11 paid holidays, and flexible work options.
• Philanthropy – Employee-driven volunteering and charitable involvement.
• Great Corporate Facilities – Modern offices with a café, collaborative spaces, and conference rooms.
• SkillBridge – Program that helps servicemembers apply their experience in corporate environments.

Synergy ECP is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals. Employment decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, or any other status protected by applicable law. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and are dedicated to maintaining a professional and respectful workplace where every employee can succeed.